With nearly $10 billion in construction under way or approved, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is moving full speed ahead with a number of projects to meet the growing travel demands of the 9.6 million people living within its 1,433-sq-mile service area.
The first massive gate for the Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway project arrived last month at Folsom, Calif.—about 20 miles east of Sacramento—after a four day, 600-mile journey. Carrying a bulkhead gate so large it took up two lanes of traffic to allow its passage, a 100-ft-long flatbed rolled onto the jobsite in the middle of the night on March 14 with a California Highway Patrol escort. Photos courtesy of Folsom Joint Federal Project Despite California's ongoing drought, Folsom Dam requires $900 million in upgrades to protect nearby communities from catastrophic floods. The six flat, panel-shaped bulkhead gates (below) are being
Recent legislative efforts to streamline the far-reaching California Environmental Quality Act should lessen the environmental-review burden on infill and transit-oriented projects, proponents say.
Pacific Gas & Electric will likely face federal criminal charges related to a September 2010 pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes in the city of San Bruno, Calif., the company said in a federal filing on March 27.
The historic Huntington Library in Southern California is continuing its massive $100-million, two-project expansion. The 96-yr-old facility is building a new $65-million Education and Visitor Center on one part of its 150-acre campus and is completing the $40-million Liu Fang Yuan Chinese Garden in another area. Photos courtesy of Huntington Library Additions include the Waveless Boat Pavilion (above), which evokes a boat gliding across the water, and the newly completed 1,129-sq-ft Clear and Transcendent Pavilion (below), which serves as a lakeside performance space. Related Links: New $60M Garden Complex to Harmonize with Huntington Library Natural History Museum of Los Angeles 'Next'
Next to traffic, potholes are probably the most troublesome aspects of driving in California. Not only can they cause serious vehicle damage, but they also cost cities thousands of dollars in repairs each year.
A San Francisco start-up hopes to save U.S. contractors billions of dollars in equipment rental fees and lost revenue with the rollout of a new online equipment-rental market model.
Kilroy Realty officially broke ground February 10 on Columbia Square, the largest current project underway in Hollywood. Covering an entire 4.7-acre city block, the $400-million development will create an estimated 1,300 construction jobs and 3,000 permanent positions. Related Links: 'Body Brace' on Stilts Keeps Old Berkeley Building Safe Dramatic Infill Project Offers High-End L.A. Living "This will be the most extraordinary, well designed collaborative campus built to date in California, if not the country," said John Kilroy, CEO, at the groundbreaking event.Located along famed Sunset Blvd, in the shadow of the giant Hollywood sign, the project takes over an historic site
The 11.5-mile Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa is now more than halfway to project completion, according to the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority.
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